This course is designed to present to the dental hygiene student an overview of more advanced clinical competencies including debridement concepts, instrumentation strategies, and pain control strategies. The techniques of pain control include non-invasive and behavioral strategies, the principles of local anesthesia administration and nitrous oxide sedation as allowed by state law. Didactic and lab sessions are presented for the clinical skills associated with: Chemotherapeutics, dentinal hypersensitivity, and advanced instrumentation.
Prerequisites
DHG112